The Green Flag award for Whangarei's Parihaka and Hatea River reserves is both a confirmation and reminder for Northlanders.

It's a long time since most of us were at school. But it shouldn't stop us learning.

It is satisfying having your own garden but it is not necessarily cost-saving at all, writes a reader.

I am noticing a trend in political point-scoring when it comes to putting out ideas that appear to be eminently practical.